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hardwired

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verb

  1. To connect components by means of permanent electrical wires.
  2. To implement a feature in hardware rather than in software so that it cannot easily be changed.
  3. (by extension) To make a pattern of behaviour automatic.

adjective

  1. Designed to perform a specific task.
  2. (electronic communications) Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
  3. Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example.)
  4. Not changeable.

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